Nanyigou Valley

Lhoba People At Nanyigou Valley

Our trip to Nanyigou Valley had s misty color because of the foggy weather. 5 km outside Mainling Zong County, we saw a road sign pointing that Nanyigou was ahead. Shortly after that a village of Monba ethnic group came into our sight. It was a stockade village on a green mountain. In between yards…

October 5, 2013 BY Kunga

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travel to Nyingchi

Travel To Nyingchi

Mira Mountain is the boundary between Lhasa and Nyingchi. After we drove across the mountain top we reached Nyingchi. At this place at an altitude of 5019 meters, what welcomed us were the prayer flags fluttering in the cold wind, as if thousands of people were chanting the prayer “Om Mani Padme Hum” in a…

October 4, 2013 BY Kunga

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Drigong Ti Temple

The Decline And Prosperity Of Drigong Ti Temple

At its prime time, Drigong Ti Temple on top of a mountain had 180,000 monks practicing in the monastery. Many of them had to lodge in grottoes, simple state stone sheds or small tents because of the huge number of these monks. The temple was burned in wars, and together with it the drying up…

October 4, 2013 BY Kunga

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The Brahmaputra Grand Canyon

From Brahmaputra To Medog–A 40-Day Struggle Between Life And Death

The Brahmaputra Grand Canyon (Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon) is one with the highest altitude in the world. Its depth and length also rank No.1 in the world and is said to be “the last unexplored region of the human world”. Self sponsored, 8 people have successfully crossed the canyon all by themselves– the 1st time…

October 2, 2013 BY Kunga

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